Brad_Hawthorne

ty_ger07

moose517
Am i the only one that thinks its time for an overhaul of the aviation system?  This kind of stuff is happening way too often.  maybe its time to let computers do more of the work and start removing more and more of the human element from flight.

The human element is very much already removed in flight for these commercial aircraft. Essentially, all the pilots do in air is talk with their local communications center to get direction and altitude instructions and then turn some dials or push some buttons. The planes fly themselves and all the pilots usually have to do (with systems operating normally and when not training) is taxi on the ground, takeoff, and land the plane. With the instrument landing system, the plane almost lands itself and the pilots only need to take manual control of the plane for the very last seconds of the flight.
If these pilots are unable to follow the directions of the airport ground or air traffic control or are unable to read the airport diagrams provided to them or find the correct communications frequencies, it's entirely negligence on their part. Train those pilots more, drop their rank, or find some new pilots to replace them.

The problem that comes into play when you have the human element interfacing a lot of computerized automation is that they become so heavily reliant upon it they turn stupid and don't think for themselves. I'd rather have more human element in play that is properly trained, not less.
 
The cockpit crew on that Airbus were so stupid they neither requested permission to enter an active runway three times in a row nor obeyed the taxi signage where hold points are clearly marked on both the pavement and the signs. Never mind they're probably just blindly taxing around without the current airport diagram maps in the cockpit.